MILWAUKEE – A Wisconsin man is living his best life after receiving a heart transplant. In his case, the best medicine did not necessarily come from a bottle.

Although confined to the hospital, Tom Schroeder's doctor prevented him from being bedridden - making the pump keeping Schroeder alive portable. After spending 50 days in intensive care at Aurora St. Luke's Medical Center, Schroeder said he does not care to go anywhere near a hospital - except to visit the staff who cared for him.

Walking the halls kept up Schroeder's strength - and prepared his body for his transplant, but Schroeder's nurses knew he really needed something for his soul. Together, they organized a date night for Schroeder and his wife, Margie.

"He had his Hawaiian shirt on, his scrubs pants. It was quite the look," Margie Schroeder told WITI.